“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner June 1994 – New York City:...
“Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.” G. K. Chesterton Fall 1986 – National Jewish Senior Facility – Denver, Colorado: Ramona Pierson wasn’t...
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” James Michener 1998 – Livermore, California: The letter from NASA was waiting for Jose when he got home from work. He hesitated before opening it and took a deep breath. Was it finally good news?...
“Most of the important things in this world have been accomplished by people who kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope. Dale Carnegie 1955 – National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, Maryland: On his first day at NCI, 28-year-old Dr. Emil...
“How it is isn’t how it has to be; it is simply how it is right now. Your possibilities are as limitless as your dreams.” James Richardson October 5, 1957 – Coalwood, West Virginia: Homer Hickam read about the Russians launching...
“We can either watch life from the sidelines or actively participate. We can let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy stop us or we can get in the game.” Christopher Reeve...
